Back in November, Apple quietly published a research article about the Neural Accelerators in the M5 chip. The numbers are wild. The base M5 MacBook Pro already delivers up to 4x faster time-to-first-token compared to the M4 when running large language models through MLX.…
Continue reading →Three Weeks with Apple Wallet Car Key
Three weeks ago, Rivian started supporting Apple Wallet car keys. I set it up immediately. (I made a video on it in the MacSparky Labs) Before this, unlocking my car required pulling out my phone and waiting for a Bluetooth connection. It worked, but it…
Continue reading →Brian Moore Shows Us Just How Screwed We All Are
Go spend 30 seconds at Busy Simulator. If this feels familiar, turn off your notifications. All of them.
Continue reading →OmniOutliner 6 Is Here
I think I first bought OmniOutliner at version 2. I remember it came in shrink wrap at a computer store. Regardless, I’ve been using the application for a long time. I’ve used it to outline countless contracts, depositions, trial examinations, MacSparky videos, books, and…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 832: All About Apple Weather
After talking through the new Apple Creator Studio bundle, Stephen shares his notes with me after switching to the Apple Weather app for a month. Join us on Mac Power Users. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again.…
Listen & read notes →Apple Creator Studio’s Awkward Bundle
Apple announced Creator Studio this week, bundling Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage along with enhanced versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote into a $130/year subscription. My feelings are mixed. Every time Apple rolls out a new subscription, I get…
Continue reading →Timing: See Your Work, Not Just Your Schedule (Sponsor)
Today’s sponsor is Timing, and if you’ve ever wondered where the afternoon went, this app has answers. I’ve written a lot about hyper-scheduling and blocking time for important work. But there’s a gap between the plan and reality. You schedule two hours for writing, but…
Continue reading →Announcing the 2026 Productivity Field Guide
Hooray! The 2026 Productivity Field Guide lives. This is the course that teaches you to stop optimizing and start becoming. Most productivity advice is about doing more, faster. This course is about identifying who you want to become in every role you play and…
Continue reading →Focused 247: Getting Intentional, with Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey is back on this episode of Focused to talk about his new book The Intention Stack, fundamental human values, and why S.M.A.R.T. goals aren’t very smart. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FOCUSED…
Listen & read notes →Gemini and Siri
We’ve now got official confirmation that Apple and Google are working together on what I’ve been calling the “Siri brain transplant.” Instead of an Apple LLM technology, it appears they’ll be using some version of Gemini. There are many unanswered questions here. For instance,…
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